My EMT class came up with TP My Axx (you get the idea) to remember the flow of blood through the valves: Tricuspid, pulmonary (to lungs) Mitral, Aortic (to body).
In addition, studies have shown that Parkinsonâs has no real impact on life expectancy and those in study groups live to the same age as those without the disease. In fact, most people can live up to twenty years after their diagnosis. Can You Die from Parkinsonâs Disease? Parkinsonâs is not a fatal disease, meaning those afflicted with it do not die from the disease itself.
The development of dementia is slow. Typically, people that develop symptoms of dementia do so about 10 to 15 years after the initial diagnosis of Parkinson's disease. About 500,000 people in the United States have Parkinson's disease, and about 50,000 new cases are diagnosed each year.